Famous Deaths Happened In February - 27

1167  Robert of Melun, English philosopher/bishop of Hereford, dies on February - 27.   

1656  On this day in history johan van Heemskerk, Dutch lawyer/writer/interpreter, dies   

1659  On this day in history death of henry Dunster, first President of Harvard College (b. 1609)   

1699  On February - 27 death of charles Paulet, 1st Duke of Bolton, English politician (b. c. 1625)   

1706  John Evelyn, diarist, dies on February - 27.   

1720  Death of Samuel Parris, English-born Puritan minister (b. 1653) on February - 27.   

1731  Angelo Predieri, composer, dies at 76 on February - 27.   

1733  Johann Adam Birkenstock, composer, dies at 46 on this day in history.   

1735  John Arbuthnot, physician/mathematician, dies on this day in history.   

1779  On this day in history jan Nepveu, Dutch gov-gen of Suriname (1769-79), dies at 59   

1797  Benvenuto Robbio San Rafaele, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1805  Stefan Paluselli, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1844  On February - 27 nicholas Biddle, US lawyer/diplomat/statesman/financier, dies at 85   

1852  Joseph Drechsler, composer, dies at 69 on February - 27.   

1862  Gabriele dell' Addolorata, patron of Ital Catholic youth, dies at 23 on February - 27.   

1881  On this day in history george Colley, British governor of Natal/general, dies in battle at 46   

1887  On this day in history alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin, Russian composer, dies at 53   

1892  Death of Louis Vuitton, French luggage maker (b. 1821) on February - 27.   

1913  On February - 27 adam Sedgwick, English zoologist (Peripatus), dies at 58   

1920  On February - 27 alexandru D Xenopol, Romanian historian, dies at 72   

1921  Schofield Haigh, cricketer (Eng all-rounder 11 Tests 1898-1912), dies on this day in history.   

1923  On this day in history charles Francis Abdy Williams, composer, dies at 67   

1929  On this day in history manuel Manrique de Lara y Berry, composer, dies at 65   

1932  On February - 27 death of william Southam, Canadian newspaper publisher (b. 1843)   

1936  Ivan P Pavlov, Russian physiologist (reflexes, Nobel 1904), dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1939  Nadezjda K Krupskaya, Russian revolutionary/wife of Lenin, dies at 70 on February - 27.   

1940  On this day in history peter Behrens, German architect, dies   

1941  Death of William D. Byron, U.S. Congressman (b. 1895) on this day in history.   

1942  On this day in history death of karel WFM Doorman, Dutch rear-admiral (Java Sea), KIA at 52   

1943  On this day in history death of kostis Palamas, Greek poet, twice nominated for the Nobel prize (b. 1859)   

1945  On this day in history hJ Lochtman, Dutch chaplain/resistance fighter, dies in Bergen-Belsen   

1947  On February - 27 mackinnon of Mackinnon, cricketer (Tests Eng v Aust 1879), dies at 89   

1950  On February - 27 ivan Goll, writer, dies at 58   

1952  On February - 27 theodorus Pangalos, Greek general/dictator 1926, dies at 74   

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0272  On this day in history birth of constantine I, Roman emperor (306-337), adopted Christianity (d. 337)   

1539  Franciscus Raphelengius, Dutch book publisher was born on February - 27.   

1622  On February - 27 birth of rembrandt Carel Fabritius, Dutch painter   

1649  Johann Philipp Krieger, composer was born on February - 27.   

1691  Edward Cave, English editor and publisher (d. 1754) was born on February - 27.   

1702  On this day in history birth of johann Valentin Gorner, composer   

1711  On February - 27 birth of constantine Mavrocordatos, Prince of Wallachia and Prince of Moldavia (d. 1769)   

1745  On this day in history birth of silverius Muller, composer